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WHO evacuates staff from Ebola team in Congo due to insecurity

26 November 2019, 3:10 PM  |
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WHO has evacuated 49 non-essential staff among 120 working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni.

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WHO has evacuated 49 non-essential staff among 120 working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has evacuated 49 non-essential staff among 120 working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the worsening security situation, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Two people were killed in clashes with police in eastern Congo on Monday after protesters in the town of Beni set fire to the mayor’s office and several U.N. buildings in anger at a new round of violence by suspected Islamist rebels.

“While 49 were relocated, 71 remain on the spot at this point to ensure as good as possible or at least the minimum support to Ebola response,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a Geneva briefing. “We need law and order restored in order to carry outthe vital operations.”

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